Michael Taylor leads the Customs practice for King & Spalding’s International Trade Team. He specializes in complex customs matters, international shipping matters, and trade remedy (anti-dumping and countervailing duty) litigation. Mike represents U.S. companies and manufacturers in a range of trade-related regulatory, customs, and Homeland Security Matters.
Mike is ranked in Chambers Global and Chambers USA. He is cited in Legal 500, International Trade for his customs and compliance work at King & Spalding, has been recognized in Latin Lawyer 250 as a key partner in King & Spalding’s trade practice, and is listed in Washington, DC Super Lawyers for International Law.
With respect to customs compliance and Homeland Security matters, Mike advises clients in a number of sectors, including pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, textiles, agriculture, aerospace, energy, and consumer products. Mike assists clients with government investigations, customs audits, internal compliance investigations, prior disclosures, and penalty mitigation concerning import discrepancies; obtaining customs rulings; developing logistics and trade compliance programs; and assessing the trade-related aspects of international mergers and acquisitions. He also advises on origin obligations for government procurement provisions like the Buy American Act.
On the trade remedy front, Mike represents U.S. manufacturers in administrative and appellate litigation to obtain relief from unfairly traded imports in anti-dumping and countervailing duty proceedings. For example, Mike has represented manufacturers in proceedings involving Wooden Bedroom Furniture from China; PET Film from Brazil and China; Magnesia Carbon Bricks from China and Mexico; Polyethylene Retail Carrier Bags from China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam; Pipe Fittings from China; Off-the-Road Tires from China; and Gray Portland Cement from Mexico. Mike also advises a number of clients with respect to trade remedy matters involving metal products.
Mike appears on behalf of clients before the Department of Commerce, the International Trade Commission, the Binational Panels established under free trade agreements, the Court of International Trade, various U.S. District Courts, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He also routinely interacts with U.S. border agencies, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Food and Drug Administration, the Fish and Wildlife Service, and the Department of Agriculture.
Mike is a regular author and speaker on trade and related topics.